1. Getting Your Faculty Promoted
Hans House, MD, MACM, FACEP
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
ACEP Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa

2. Outline Example of a promotions letter Why do you want to be promoted?
The promotions process
Boyer’s Model of Scholarship
Tips for building your portfolio
Helping your faculty

3. Promotion Decision Gone Wrong

4. Dr Jones at the University of Chicago

6. Why do to you want to be promoted?

7. Promotions Process Review the promotions criteria at your institution
Discuss with mentor / chair possibility of promotion
Prepare portfolio
Portfolio review and endorsement by Chair / Department committee
External reviewers
Review by institution promotions committee*
Recommendation to provost, board, president of university

8. External Reviewers
Need to have letters reviewing / being impressed by external faculty
Assistant Professor = local impact, reviewers in home institution
Associate Professor = regional impact, reviews by regional faculty
Professor = national or international impact, reviews by national faculty
Grow your network!

9. Boyer’s Model
Typically, academic EM faculty are on a clinical track, and research may not be emphasized or even required
Critical for tenure track
Boyer, E. L. (1990), Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

10. Scholarship of Discovery Scholarship of Integration
Original research and its dissemination
Integrating concepts across disciplines = review articles and lecture

11. Publications
Peer reviewed journal > textbook > abstract > media
Measuring impact of pubs:
Impact Factor of Journals
H Index, SciVal
Altmetric Score
Not all publications are the same

12. Altmetrics Tracking FOAMed impact
Reporting followers, likes, and page views
Media hits
Not peer reviewed?
MedEd Portal
ALIEM?

13. The Donut and the Attention Score

14. Scholarship of Teaching
Teaching evaluations – NEED them, SAVE them
Students, residents, peers
Curriculum development
Evidence of innovation

15. Scholarship of Application
Never a problem for clinical faculty
Also includes service
Service to the institution: hosp. committees, directing a dept. function
Service to the community

16. Planning Your Journey
Develop 1,2,5 year plans in accordance with your promotions criteria
Fill out each category of Boyer’s model
Mentor your faculty in developing the plan, connect with others for collaboration and expanding the network

17. Big Fish in a Small Pond

18. Developing your Reputation
Find a niche (fellowship? graduate degree?)
Participate in ACEP, join a committee / section
Attend regional / national meetings
Keep CV file on desktop, update frequently
Save all evaluations
Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate
Use of medical students and residents
Apply for awards

19. What Leaders Can Do Connect faculty with projects, committees
Encourage collaboration with other departments and schools
Encourage participation in national organizations
Foster innovation
Nominate for / give out teaching awards
Write reviewer letters

20. Conclusions Promotions provides an incentive for academic productivity
Promotions criteria provides a road map for what must be achieved
Develop productivity in all aspects of Boyer’s Model
Need external reviewers, repay the favor*
FOAMed and social media can contribute to promotions
Build the network by participation in national organizations
Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate
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